And Stina Blackstenius, Sofia Jakobsson, Mary Fowler, and all the great french internationals as Abily, Bompastor, Necib, Karchaoui... But that's the way the (shitty) world goes, the poor sink deeper, the rich climb ever higher... Ho, I just found out 5 minutes ago that the Montpellier women's section was sold on October 1, 2025 to Crux Football, a multi-property platform dedicated to women's football and founded by Bex Smith (former captain of the New Zealand women team). Crux Football owns 100% of Montpellier Women. It also owns the Swedish club Rosengard. https://www.cruxfootball.com/about-crux Since it's very recent, we'll see if this new owner will inject some money to strengthen the team a little this winter. Anyway, this change of ownership could be a hope for the Montpellier women's team (because the senior men's section was relegated to Ligue 2 last year and doesn't seem likely to bounce back anytime soon, there's no more money). It's a bit sad to see that French (men's) clubs are not or no longer able to ensure the development of their women's sections. Or are not interested in. After OL women, MHSC women, which will be the next ? Some might think that women's football now needs to exist within its own separate entities in order to develop. Perhaps. But I also see it as a break, a distancing, when, more than ever, women and men need to exchange ideas, to share, in order to better understand each other and build a better world.
I spoke to them a few days ago, they are trying, I recommended them a player like 18 months ago and they will try to get in this window or the next one.
Matchday 16 Nantes 2 Montpellier 2 St-Etienne 0 Strasbourg 2 Marseille 2 Lyon 6 Fleury 0 Dijon 0 Paris SG 3 Lens 0 Le Havre 0 Paris FC 4 Lyon can win the regular season on Matchday 17. Only one proper team in the French League, really bad overall level as seen in the Champions League where France will have now only 1 direct qualification for the League phase from 2027/28.
Miscellaneous news: 14 games ban for the St-Etienne coach Sebastien Joseph for insulting the referee post game. Paris SG have lost their first level appeal at the FFF for their points deduction for a wrong ITC. They can appeal to the CNSOF and to the CAS. They hope to get 6 out of 9 points back.
Nine months later fans and press have woken up to the news that the final is being in Ivory Coast and are now moaning. It makes me laughing. Fans from PSG and OL are boycotting the the final which is is a fair point as it is an expensive trip. I can't do that game as I don't have the right vaccines
It's utterly ridiculous, especially given the incredibly busy schedule An invention of a somewhat senile Aulas.
Matchday 21 Dijon 1 Paris FC 2 Fleury 0 Paris SG 2 Strasbourg 2 Le Havre 3 Lens 0 Marseille 1 Montpellier 1 Saint Etienne 0 Nantes - OL Lyonnes on Wednesday Table 1. Lyon 56 pts 2 Paris FC 45 pts 3. Paris SG 44 pts 4. Nantes 39 pts These four teams have qualified for the play-offs. The PSG appeal will be heard this week, they are likely to get some points back and get to second place. At the bottom of the table 10. Montpellier 15 pts ----------------------------- 11. Lens 15 pts 12. St Etienne 12 pts Final matchday 6 May St Etienne - Fleury Le Havre - Nantes Paris FC - Lens Lyon - Montpellier Paris SG - Strasbourg
Montpellier - Lens 3:1 1:2 Montpellier - St.Etienne 1:0 2:4 Lens - St.Etienne 1:0 1:2 Win for St.Etienne will be enough if Montpellier and Lens lose?
According to the rules a) head to head to head Montpellier 6 pts Lens 6 pts St Etienne 6 pts b) goal difference in the games between those three teams Montpellier 7-7 = 0 Lens 5-6 = -1 St Etienne 6-5 = 1 So Lens relegated if all three teams finish with 15 points. But if only Lens and St Etienne finish with 15 points they will be equal in all criteria so drawing of the lots
You made a line under 10th place. So I thought two teams relegated. (and Wiki confirms me). So I don't understand why Lens and St.Etienne would have to draw lots when both would be relegated (because if Montpellier don't have 15 points they would have more points.)
Final matchday Lens lost to Paris FC, Montpellier lost to OL Lyonnes. Both very logical results. With one minute to go in added time St-Etienne were 1-0 up against FC Fleury, very much an upset. Fleury down to 10 players too. Then this happened: Emelyne Laurent crucifie Saint-Étienne en toute fin de match ! pic.twitter.com/dkJSbmtB0E— Arkema Première Ligue (@ArkemaPL) May 6, 2026 Monptellier are safe, Lens and St-Etienne will go down to Arkema 2nde Ligue. Lens finished 11th and are the first team to be saved if someone default before the start of the new season. Also apparently PSG lost their appeal for the points deduction.
The players union trophies took place yesterday. Awards are voted by the players. Best goalkpeeper: Mylene Chavas (Paris FC) Best young player : Justine Rouquet ( Montpellier HSC) Best player : Melchie Dumornay (OL Lyonnes) Next week will be the trophies award by the League: Trophees LFFP Best GK in APL and ASL Newcomer of the season Best manager in APL and ASL Best player in APL and ASL Best referee and best assistant in APL and ASL. Also OL Lyonnes defeated Paris 4-1 in the French Cup final. They also beat them 1-0 in the Coupe LFFP. And won the regular season too.
What do Lyon have to do to finalize their winning the league championship? beat Nantes, then beat the winner of PSG-Paris FC? If Lyon beats Nantes on May 16 would they play the final after the UCL final?
The play-offs program is Sat 16 May semi-finals Lyon v Nantes 18h00 Paris FC v Paris SG 21H00 Friday 29 May 21h00: Final at the home of the most ranked team in the regular season ie Lyon (because Lyon will beat Nantes by 5 at least) UWCL final 23 May in Oslo.
https://bsky.app/profile/soccerdonna.de/post/3mlpym2stxs2x Soccerdonna @soccerdonna.de Olympique Marseille and Corinne Diacre have mutually agreed to part ways at the end of the season. ❌ Translate 5:31 AM · May 13, 2026
Well I'm glad I don't have to cross-check all the different criteria to figure-out who qualifies for the HIP. I don't have any of those Guardian or ESPN historical rankings bookmarked, but hey, I don't work for the League.
Play-off semi-finals: Lyon 8 Nantes 0 (0-0 at ht) Paris FC 1 Paris SG 0 UWCL qualification 1st place play-off winners Lyon or Paris FC 2nd place regular season winners Lyon 3rd place regular season runner-up Paris FC It means Paris SG gets the 3rd place and will play in the UWCL qualifying round 3.
LFFP trophies Best player Melchie Dumornay (OL Lyonnes) Best goalkeeper Mylene Chavas (Paris FC) Best coach Nicolas Chabot (FC Nantes) Best young player Justine Rouquet (MOntpellier HSC) Best referee Elisa Dupeux Best assistant referee Siham Boudina Best XI